Chipotle Secret Menu

12 Secrets to Know About Chipotle

Even if you frequent Chipotle Mexican Grill several times a week, chances are you don't know the best deal on the menu, all the free stuff you can walk away with, and how to skip the line. Thanks to personal experience (we've eaten many a burrito/bowl/salad/taco) and consulting with several Chipotle managers, we now have all those answers.

Yes, even at Chipotle there are ways to work the system to get the most food for your buck.

Order a bowl, not a burrito, to get bigger portions. Since the burrito has to be rolled up, the portions are a bit smaller. Instead, opt for the bowl and ask for a tortilla or taco shells on the side for no charge.

You're allowed to mix proteins. You don't have to decide between chicken and carnitas. Order half and half, at the same time, in the same burrito.

Chipotle values ingredients with points. Order an item with three or fewer "points," and you are charged less. Tortillas and taco shells are zero points. Guacamole and meat count as two points. And everything else (rice, cheese, etc.) is one point.

Quesadilla/taco: Take a soft taco tortilla, cover it with cheese, fold it in half, melt it in the press, open it up, and make a taco.

Quesarito: Make a big, round quesadilla; fill it with meat and rice; and then roll it up like a burrito. Sure, Taco Bell's famous for it, but Chipotle will make it for you too for the same cost as a standard burrito . . . Just hold the liquid-y ingredients like sour cream and hot sauce, which make it difficult to roll. Also, be patient, as it takes longer to assemble than a standard burrito.

Photo: Anna Monette Roberts

How Stuff's Made

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Chips: Chipotle fries corn tortillas in sunflower oil and then seasons them with freshly squeezed lime juice and kosher salt.